Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-style Far-Right Politics

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Voters in Alberta, the epicenter of conservative politics in Canada, will select a new provincial government on Monday.

Before the pandemic, the governing United Conservative Party appeared to have a firm hold on power. But last year, large and angry demonstrations against pandemic restrictions and against vaccine mandates helped spark a trucker convoy in the province .

The convoy spread east, paralyzing Canada’s capital, Ottawa, and blocking vital crossings with the United States,…